WARNING: paint restriction by the royal mail!

[Peter Cooman]

For all of you not aware of this, royal mail has put a restriction on sending acryllic paints by mail.

From now on you are limited to 4 pots per package!

Pendraken miniatures (where i get my historical minis) found out about this when a package of theirs was destroyed by RM. They started a petition, if interested please sign!

www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/royal-mail-lift-the-restrictions-on-shipping-water-based-paints



I'm looking at you Cosmic

[Cosmic]

I have just seen this, and as far as I'm aware, there are no restrictions. Only on solvent based and flammable paints. I went to a training session on Dangerous Goods for the post office as Royal Mail have indeed gotten very hot on it and nothing has been said that water based paints can't be sent. I have never seen that restriction on the link before. It's a confusing one.

[vegna]

how do they know whats in the package without opening it? ^.-

[Peter Cooman]

x ray apparently.

It has to be a very recent change though!

[Peter Cooman]

Here is the guideline taken from their site:

www.royalmail.com/business/help-and-support/tell-me-about-restricted-goods

It's at the end of the message, as it is clearly new and just added to the list

[Cosmic]

Very recent, we haven't been told about it at work.

[Peter Cooman]

Well it's there now, and it downright SUCKS!

No way of getting valejjo model color aound here ...

[cheminhaler]

So they only want people to get 3 pots at a time?

I'll bet 'destroyed' in this context means confiscated and redistributed to loyal staff members.

[Peter Cooman]

That's what destroyed always means with the postal services

[vegna]

and lost.

[Boobs McGee, Esquire]

Nail varnish, polish and gel (solvent and water-based)


Volume per item must not exceed 30ml. No more than four bottles of nail varnish can be sent in any one package. Bottles of nail varnish must be placed in strong outer packaging and be so packed, secured or cushioned in such a way that they cannot break, be punctured or leak their contents into the outer packaging.

it only refers to NAIL VARNISH, POLISH & GEL'S and as paint are infact none of those and it is not explicitly stated that paints are included, i see no reason for them to actually destroy them, maybe we'll just have to send paint with little stickers saying paint and not nail varnish and the such

[Empirespy]

Right at the bootom of this link;

www.royalmail.com/business/help-and-support/tell-me-about-restricted-goods

"
Water-based paints, wood varnishes and enamels
The items must be securely closed and placed in a leak-proof liner, such as a sealed polythene bag, so that any inadvertent leakage is contained within the outer packaging. Surround with absorbent material such as newspaper and sufficient cushioning material to protect each item from damage. Volume per item should not exceed 150ml. No more than four items can be sent in any one package. The sender’s name and return address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging."

[3ff3ct]

I guess it's the same thoughts behind airline hand luggage restrictions on liquids. Sounds a bit daft to me.

[syphon]

So unless I find a retailer somewhere in my kingdom, I'll never make the switch to Vallejo if I want to be more cost effective? Sigh.

[3ff3ct]

I imagine it'd be up to the retailer to sort out the P&P conundrum. I think that the royal mail will loose a lot of buisness/recieve lots of complaints as a result of this.

[emptyhat]

Does anyone know if this is still in effect? I ordered a number of the web-only paints from GW thinking that they delivered by a non-Royal Mail courier but the package that arrived (unmolested) was handled by RM.

[dougeye]

Its only an issue if parcel is going overseas, your all good in UK + n Ireland, its to do with terrorism and stuff apparently.

[emptyhat]

Ah. That's good news. For me!